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Voices

Thanks to fire departments for swift, professional response

By
Maria Ogden
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 — Issue 679

PUTNEY — On July 26, at our home in Putney, we lost one of our barns to a fast-moving fire.

Thanks to the swift and professional response by the Putney Fire Department and the many other towns that responded, the other structures on our property and the nearby forest were not impacted.

We are so grateful to the fire/rescue crews from Putney, Brattleboro, Dummerston, Westminster, Guilford, Spofford, Walpole, Westmoreland, Chesterfield, and Rockingham, as well as Rescue Inc. You all responded quickly and with such professionalism.

Many thanks, and we hope we never have to call you again!

Voices

'Public safety' is not community safety

By
Jonathan Elwell

Jonathan Elwell organizes with Vermont Just Justice, an organization whose mission is "to promote the...

BIPOC homeownership matters

By
Elizabeth Bridgewater

Elizabeth Bridgewater is executive director of the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust. BRATTLEBORO-Every April, communities...

New beginnings

By
Libby Bennett

Libby Bennett and Rita Ramirez submitted this piece on behalf of Groundworks Collaborative, where they...

What are we going to do about the women?

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Elayne Clift

Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues from the...

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Student survey shows slight improvement

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023 — Issue 705

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Sundays on the Hill Concert Series returns to Weston

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 — Issue 671

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